All things being equal -OR- Isn't that the fucking point? SAY NO on Prop 8

Heinlein wrote that when you get right down to it, people fall into one of two camps. Those who want to tell others how to live and those who want nothing to do with that kind of shit. He added that the latter make better neighbors.

Yet time and time again, the latter are forced to step up and be heard, in no uncertain terms that they don't want to tell anyone else what to do, how to do it, who they can and cannot do it with or any other nonsense that involves pig-headed people exerting control over anyone's lifestyle, potentials, options or thoughts.

WOLF! Demon Alcohol is destroying America! WOLF! Commies are out to destroy America! WOLF! Dirty Fucking Hippies are out to destroy America! WOLF! The sky is falling! WOLF! We're slouching toward Gomorrah! WOLF!

It's a semi-solid strategy. Since the latter are by nature not particularly interested in rules, rulers or the shit they peddle, the former have a ballot-box advantage. Build yourself a base and you can usually have your way. This accounts for the preponderance of bullshit in which we find ourselves; neck-deep; wondering how we got here.

The uptight, upright, worrisome worriers who form circles to congratulate and reward themselves for their vigilance never say die. They typically don't know their ass from a hole in the ground either, but they consider that too, to be part of their charm and qualification to be society's guiding force.

For myself and other practical anarchists who wish the former would just shut the fuck up, PLEASE? Just give it a rest? We have serious problems and serious issues (You know, the ones you blame on me and my ilk) in need of non-sanctimonious solutions.

If teh gays getting married is the final nail in the former's coffin, I'll gladly hold it, while you beat it home with a steam-powered hammer. That's a cause I'm willing to show up for. We've always laughed AT you in your self-righteous snigglefits. We pegged you for blowholes who were safe to ignore. That was our mistake. We didn't think you'd be able to sustain a movement wholly based on fear, ignorance and misguided prejudice. We didn't even mind much when you strongly suggested that we get out and leave you to your rapture-prep utopia. But seriously, you're getting a bit too big for your britches.

Not surprisingly, everyone I know in California plans to vote NO on Prop 8. Even Rich who NEVER votes (won't be able to say that ever again will ya Rich?) has had enough.

The next Prop Californians might want to consider is a GO AWAY! prop to curb the formers from squatting on the public space, time and attention so that serious problems can get a little too.

A lighter side...